Supreme Court poised to tilt further to right

1:01 AM,
Oct. 7, 2013

Cardinal Donald Wuerl (left) walks with Chief Justice John Roberts as they leave the Cathedral of St. Matthew in Washington, D.C., after the Red Mass on Sunday. The Supreme Court's new term starts Monday.

Written by

Richard Wolf
USA Today

After two blockbuster terms in which it saved President Barack Obama's health-care law and advanced the cause of same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court appears poised to tack to the right in its upcoming term on a range of social issues, from abortion and contraception to race and prayer.

The justices, whose term begins Monday, could rule against racial minorities in two cases and abortion rights in one or two others. They also could uphold prayers at government meetings, ease restrictions on wealthy political donors, strike down federal environmental regulations and take a first bite out ...